Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-04

herself. Sne now turned round and
looked at me with a placid contem-
plativeness.
81 have noticed that,'' she said,
calmly. sssWhat do you suppose is the
reason2 wonder il any one can have
been saying any ting II NAIL n
"What could they says''i
Zone never knows,n she returned,
falling 10 fresh hushings of ahef hair
with an absent hand.
I win admit that if Cora had cult
waited but one art she had mastered that
one in all its details, and attained not
alone atwondrous scent for the possible
ties Of its successive stages, but, which
appears to be rare enough to entitle it to
special coriniendatory mention; IN
equally unfailing instinct with regard b
the exact time when the game might be
said to have passed out Of her hands,
She acted now with a prornptness and
finish which Icouid not but inipartially
admire, Instead Of, enervating herself
in baffied attempts to draw her recalcit-
rant admirer back within the circle Of
her fascination she announced 10 him,
with O charningly natural sgayety; the
next day, that she had suddenly decided
to go back to town.
Il am very sorry to 20, too, +" she said,
pensively, 81 have had such q very do
ightful time, in spite OF the dizziness,
thanks to you, Mr.. Whitney"
She did the whole thing SO we'd that in
token of my approval told her would
go back home with her.
We left, with flying colors, the follow
ing morning. So IA vr
Mr.. Whitney, laden with basket Of
fruit, ETC., came down to see us of. he
stood ON the platform till the train began
to move, and 10 the last Cora piled him
with smiles, As he stepped back from our
window with parting salute and Q Ing
ering look toward Cora, two young men
came running along the platform and
boarded our gliding car, which appeared
to be the last They caught sight Of him.
shouted a '.Hellol You herel" laughed,
nodded; and then Stanhope Whitney
passed out Of our sight WV 40.
b The two young men found an empty
seat immediately front Of Cora and, my
self.
wonder what Whitney d doing ut this
jumping of placeiH. cried one of them
you know said the other.
..ThAt soi% And they opened their
newspapers. ,se.., ~ en5f.q ~ 2.5
An hour later, as we were waiting. in
the purposeless fashion way trains affect
I'm rural districts, at an uninteresting look
ing station, for apparently nothing in par
ticular, it became evident that our neigh
bors had fallen to discussing the friend
from, whom Cora had just summarily
parted.
@By Jovei' one Of them was exclaim-
ing, ''if the girl had been a sister Of mine
would have had something to say about
that I thinkr'
"Old trick Of Waitney's" returned the
other, nonchalmtly. Hes going for
money, you know, have known him
to have half dozen such affairs. II, In
the middle Of Irritation, he finds out
that girls financial prospects are slim,
or nil, he has no scruple about drawing
gracefully into the background at once
mot the least. He'll gain his point yet,
, you'll see Whateyer's the reason, the
girls all taketo him. He seems to have a
certain way with him There's always one
or another ON tho tapis. The enc with
the hatful of money viii be forthcoming
one Of these days, too, haven't doubt. I"
turned slowly, and met Cora's eyes.
She had heard, of course, as distinctly as
myself Suddenly she put her handker-
chief up 70 her face and burst, behind its
shelter, into an interminable peal OF
noiseless laughter. These, then, were lit
tie games at which two could play as
well as one.-Evelyn Thorpe In New
York Mercury.